Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  on what date special advisers in his Department last used the Government car pool to travel in an official capacity; and on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department has travelled to their home address using the Government car pool since May 2010;
	(2)  how much his Department spent on special advisers' travel by (a) Government car, (b) private hire car, (c) train, (d) bus, (e) commercial aircraft and (f) private aircraft since May 2010.

Norman Baker: Special advisers are not entitled to use of a car from the Government car pool and no cars from the pool have been used by special advisers to travel on official business or to travel to their home addresses.
	The Department has not incurred any expenditure in relation to use by special advisers of buses, commercial or private aircraft, or Government cars since May 2010.
	Civil servants and special advisers can use a taxi when this is justified and in accordance with departmental rules and the requirements of the Civil Service Management Code. The Department has a call-off account with the Government Car and Despatch Agency for a low carbon taxi-style service known as the Green car service. On one occasion since May 2010 a special adviser has used a Green car, at a cost of £36. This was in accordance with departmental rules for civil servants' use of taxis in relation to late night working.
	The Department has spent £568 on train tickets for special advisers over the past year.

Freedom of Information

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her office has received since her appointment; and what the time taken to provide a full response to the request was in each case.

David Jones: Since my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales appointment, the Wales Office has received 171 Freedom of Information Act requests. The Act requires a full response within 20 working days or within an agreed extension to undertake a public interest test. For the 2010-11 year, my Department replied to 94% of requests within this deadline, compared to 91% for 2009-10.

Theft

Keith Vaz: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Service plans to take to combat recent cases of theft from the parliamentary estate.

John Thurso: We do not comment on the detailed security measures in place across the parliamentary estate. I would encourage the hon. Member to speak to the Serjeant at Arms directly.

Apples

Tom Blenkinsop: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to encourage stocking of English apples by supermarkets.

James Paice: Retailers and apple grower trade associations are working together to meet growing consumer demand for English apples. All fruit and vegetables are required by law to have their country origin on the item, shelf or the package. In many grocery stores, British apples can be recognised by the Union Flag on the packaging or the liner for boxes of loose apples. The Fruit and Vegetable Taskforce on increasing consumption and production brought together the whole supply chain to identify and unblock barriers; they reported in summer 2010 and agreed an action plan in October 2010. The action plan was divided into production, supply chain and consumption: Most recommendations, which are fairly technical, have made significant progress and we are looking to produce an updated progress report later in the year.

Departmental Data Protection

Eric Ollerenshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many contracts her Department holds which allow contractors to store personal data of UK citizens overseas; to which contracts this applies; in which countries the data for each such contract is held; and how many people have their data stored overseas under each such contract.

Richard Benyon: The Department has one contract which permits personal data to be stored overseas on a case by case assessed basis and with written approval. The contract includes a facility for personnel in the core Department as well as some Executive Agencies and NDPBs to subscribe to online training, with packages covering everything from IT skills to professional development. 889 personnel have subscribed to the service and the data is stored in the United States of America. The purpose of storing the data is so that individuals can access their online training records, the nature of which means that the record of the training undertaken needs to be saved.

Military Alliances

Rehman Chishti: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the pooling and sharing of military assets.

Gerald Howarth: The Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox), has regular discussions with his European counterparts on pooling and sharing. We believe that it is important that the UK seeks and exploits all opportunities to promote greater burden sharing and increased cooperation, in order to optimise capability development in Europe,
	More specifically, I attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Defence Ministers' formation on 24 May 2011, which included pooling and sharing as a topic for discussion. The UK took the opportunity at the discussions to re-emphasize the point that national commitments to any pooling and sharing initiatives must be voluntary, consistent with the fact that each member of the Council is a sovereign nation state.

Pension Credit

Rachel Reeves: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  if he will prepare and publish an impact assessment in respect of the proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill affecting the qualifying age and entitlement to pension credit;
	(2)  if he will estimate the saving which would accrue to the Exchequer if entitlement to pension credit were removed from an individual who reached qualifying age and were a member of a couple the other member of which had not attained the qualifying age;
	(3)  if he will estimate the average change in income to (a) the individual and (b) the couple who would no longer be entitled to pension credit if entitlement to pension credit were removed from an individual who reached qualifying age and was a member of a couple the other member of which had not attained the qualifying age;
	(4)  how many (a) men and (b) women would no longer be entitled to pension credit if entitlement to pension credit were removed from individuals who reached qualifying age but were members of a couple the other member of which had not attained the qualifying age in each year between 2013 and 2020.

Steve Webb: In the Welfare Reform Bill we are taking powers to restrict access to pension credit for couples where one member of the couple is below the qualifying age for pension credit.
	We are still considering a range of policy issues relating to couples in this situation. We will publish further information once the policy has been finalised.
	We recognise that it is important not to undermine the stability and outcomes for existing pension credit customers, so there will be no change for couples already in receipt of pension credit at the point of change.
	There are currently around 100,000 claims to pension credit from couples where one member is below the qualifying age for pension credit, 90,000 of these claimants are male and 10,000 are female.

Pensioners: Poverty

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of pensioners lived in poverty in each year between 1981 and 2004.

Steve Webb: Estimates of pensioner poverty are published in the Households Below Average Incomes series. The most commonly used measure of pensioner poverty relates to those people with income below 60% of contemporary median household income, after housing costs. This is often referred to as relative poverty.
	The latest year of data which is available is 2009-10. The following table shows the number and percentage of pensioners with income below 60% of contemporary median household income, after housing costs from 1981 to 2004.
	
		
			 Table 1: Number and proportion of pensioners falling below 60% of contemporary median household income, after housing costs (AHC) 
			 Publication Period Number (million) Percentage 
			 FES(UK) 1981 1.9 20 
			  1987 2.9 29 
			  1988 and 1989 3.9 39 
			  1990 and 1991 3.7 36 
			  1991 and 1992 3.4 33 
			  1992 and 1993 3.1 31 
			  1993-94 to 1994-95 3.0 29 
			 FRS (GB) 1994-95 2.8 28 
			  1995-96 2.8 28 
			  1996-97 2.9 29 
			  1997-98 2.9 29 
			 FRS (UK) 1998-99 2.9 29 
			  1999-2000 2.8 28 
			  2000-01 2.7 26 
			  2001-02 2.7 26 
			  2002-03 2.5 24 
			  2003-04 2.2 21 
			  2004-05 1.9 18 
			 Notes:  1. These statistics are based on the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, sourced from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and Family Expenditure Survey (FES).  2. FRS figures are for Great Britain up to 1997-98, and for the United Kingdom from 1998-99, with estimates for Northern Ireland imputed for the years 1998-99 through 2001-02. The reference period for FRS figures is single financial years.  3. FES figures are for the United Kingdom. These are single calendar years for 1981, and 1987; two combined calendar years from 1988 to 1993 and two financial years combined from 1993-94 to 1994-95.  4. All estimates are based on survey data and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response.  5. The income measures used to derive the estimates shown employ the same methodology as the Department for Work and Pensions publication “Households Below Average Income” (HBAI) series, which uses disposable household income, adjusted (or “equivalised”) for household size and composition, as an income measure as a proxy for standard of living.  6. For the Households Below Average Income series, incomes have been equivalised using Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) modified equivalisation factors.  7. Proportions of pensioners in low-income households have been rounded to the nearest whole percentage point and numbers of pensioners have been rounded to the nearest 100,000.  8. These statistics are publicly available in the Households Below Average Income Report on the DWP website: http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=hbai  Source:  Households Below Average Income, DWP.

Yemen: Politics and Government

Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Yemen.

Jeremy Browne: The situation in Yemen is extremely uncertain following the attack on President Saleh on 3 June who is currently receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Saleh's departure brought an end to 10 days of heavy fighting.
	We welcome the announcement of the transfer of authority to the Vice President and urge him to take advantage of this relative calm, working closely with all sides, to implement the Gulf Co-operation Council Agreement and to begin political transition now.
	We urge all sides to continue showing restraint and seek dialogue as the way forward. We support the efforts of the GCC to get all Yemeni sides to agree to a transitional process. We hope now that, with Saleh in Riyadh there will be a real chance for transition to happen.

North East Local Economic Partnership

Alan Beith: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of progress in establishing the North East local economic partnership; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Prisk: The North Eastern local enterprise partnership was asked to form its board in January. Paul Walker, former CEO of Sage plc, has been appointed as interim chair and is overseeing the recruitment of the formal board. It is anticipated that this will be in place shortly.

ESOL

Heidi Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to publish the equality impact assessment undertaken on his Department's co-financing proposals for courses in English for speakers of other languages.

John Hayes: I am determined to reform English for Speakers of Other Languages to make it fairer for people such as those in the hon. Lady's constituency, ensuring improved outcomes and better value for money. That is why I chose, as I was able, to inform the House in a debate on 3 May 2011, Official Report, columns 209-12WH, the Department expects to publish an equality impact assessment before the summer recess.

Export Credits Guarantee Department: Human Rights

Lindsay Roy: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has any plans to adopt mandatory standards on human rights as part of the remit of the Export Credits Guarantee Department.

Edward Davey: The Export Credit Guarantees Department (ECGD) considers the human rights impacts of the projects that fall within the ambit of the OECD ‘Revised Council Recommendation on Common Approaches on the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits’, which require projects to be benchmarked against international standards, usually those of the World Bank Group. The standards cover labour and working conditions, community health and safety, land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples, etc.

NHS: Reorganisation

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark of 26 April 2011, Official Report, column 3, on NHS reform, where each of the centrally organised events will be held; on what dates each such event will take place; and how many of those events he plans to attend.

Simon Burns: As part of the listening exercise, which ended on 31 May 2011, the ministerial team, along with members of the NHS Future Forum, have visited every region in the country attending around 200 listening events, to listen to views of the public, staff and patients. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health attended 35 of these events. The vast majority of these events were not organised centrally. To minimise disruption to practising clinicians and to other stakeholders, the Government and NHS Future Forum were invited by a range of organisations to use a number of prescheduled meeting times. These included meetings and events with national stakeholders, frontline NHS staff and patients. Where necessary, the proposed agendas for these meetings were altered to reflect the listening exercise to ensure there was opportunity for explicit discussion around the key themes.

Prescriptions: Databases

Tom Blenkinsop: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what representations (a) his Department and (b) the NHS Information Centre have received on proposals to publish prescribing data at practice level; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  with reference to paragraph 2.200 of The Plan for Growth of March 2011, what estimate his Department has made of the potential number of patient records the confidentiality of which would be at risk from the publication of prescribing data at practice level; and what factors it has taken into consideration in evaluating this risk;
	(3)  with reference to paragraph 2.200 of The Plan for Growth of March 2011, with which (a) organisations and (b) individuals the NHS Information Centre will consult as part of its evaluation and impact assessment of the publication of prescribing data at practice level; whether it plans to undertake a public consultation on its proposals for publication; whether his Department will have regard to the outcome of the NHS Information Centre's consultation on the wider release of primary care prescribing data; and if he will make a statement.

Simon Burns: The Government are looking to publish prescribing data at practice level subject to an evaluation and impact assessment by the NHS Information Centre. The Information Centre has begun this process; this is a high level review of the implications of publishing practice-level prescribing data, reflecting the fact that there are different interests involved. It is important therefore that the impact assessment is seen to be objective.
	In line with the broader strategic approach to information, the results of the Information Centre's impact assessment will be a vital first step to ensure that aggregated data can be made available without the risk of sensitive, personal or patient-identifiable information being made public. The Department will consider how best to take forward this proposal in due course, in the light of the findings of the Information Centre's impact assessment.
	The Information Centre is drawing on information from a range of sources, reflecting the different perspectives including policy and research, pharmaceutical professionals and industry. The process will be especially mindful that the interests associated with transparency and economic growth, with patient choice, and with confidentiality of patient and professional must be considered in the final decision, and the impact assessment will help inform that decision.
	The NHS Information Centre is not consulting on the review, and so has not sought formal representations. While, apart from a letter to the Prime Minister, from the hon. Member himself, the Department is not aware of any formal representations specifically on this issue, the Department will consider whether there is such a need to consult, based on the decision that it reaches about what will be made available, and in what format.
	We are clear that any decisions about publishing this data must not compromise patient confidentiality.

Local Government Association

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many occasions the right hon. Member for Don Valley met representatives of the Local Government Association during the periods he was a Minister in his Department.

Bob Neill: In this instance, the Department no longer holds the information requested.

Planning Permission

Nigel Adams: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the merits of introducing a compensation directive in the event of local authorities choosing to exercise powers under Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 for the purposes of providing certainty and protection from unreasonable compensatory demands from developers.

Bob Neill: The Government are considering what amendments may be required to the Town and Country Planning (Compensation) (England) Regulations, so that if an article 4 direction is used to withdraw permitted development rights for the demolition of non-residential premises, compensation may only be claimed if an application for planning permission is submitted within 12 months of the direction being made. It would also mean that if 12 months notice were given of such an article 4 direction being made, there would be no ability to claim compensation.

Planning Permission: Appeals

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning appeals in each category the Planning Inspectorate considered in each of the last five years; and how many and what proportion of such appeals were (a) upheld and (b) dismissed.

Bob Neill: The total number of planning appeals in each category (i.e. type of development) considered in each of the last five years and the proportion that were upheld and dismissed is shown in the yearly following tables.
	
		
			 2006 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,381 453 33 928 67 
			 Major offices 10 6 64 4 36 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 18 7 39 11 61 
			 Major retail 31 12 39 19 61 
			 Mineral workings 3 3 100 0 0 
			 Other major development 224 104 46 120 54 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,906 1,898 27 5,008 73 
			 Minor offices 103 33 32 70 68 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 123 42 34 81 66 
			 Minor retail 213 81 38 132 62 
			 Other minor development 3,183 1,320 41 1,863 59 
			 Householder development 5,756 1,974 34 3,782 66 
			 Change of use 1,729 648 37 1,081 63 
		
	
	
		
			 2007 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,284 488 38 796 62 
			 Major offices 14 8 57 6 43 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 24 16 67 8 33 
			 Major retail 27 14 52 13 48 
			 Mineral workings 11 3 27 8 73 
			 Other major development 325 129 40 196 60 
		
	
	
		
			 2007 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,524 1,871 29 4,653 71 
			 Minor offices 99 43 43 56 57 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 85 37 44 48 56 
			 Minor retail 207 89 43 118 57 
			 Other minor development 3,442 1,511 44 1,931 56 
			 Householder development 6,655 2,409 36 4,246 64 
			 Change of use 1,834 718 39 1,116 61 
		
	
	
		
			 2008 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total decisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 1,344 431 32 913 68 
			 Major offices 20 10 50 10 50 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 23 18 78 5 22 
			 Major retail 32 14 44 18 56 
			 Mineral workings 15 7 47 8 53 
			 Other major development 349 155 44 194 56 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 7,525 2,072 38 5,453 72 
			 Minor offices 133 51 38 82 62 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 118 41 35 77 65 
			 Minor retail 166 68 41 98 59 
			 Other minor development 2,538 1,014 40 1,524 60 
			 Householder development 7,049 2,515 36 4,534 64 
			 Change of use 1,767 706 40 1,061 60 
		
	
	
		
			 2009 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total   d  ecisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 814 310 38 504 62 
			 Major offices 16 7 44 9 56 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 12 7 58 5 42 
			 Major retail 22 14 64 8 36 
			 Mineral workings 7 4 57 3 43 
			 Other major development 268 133 50 135 50 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 6,299 1,720 27 4,579 73 
			 Minor offices 124 49 40 75 60 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 99 29 29 70 71 
			 Minor retail 185 83 45 102 55 
			 Other minor development 2,305 949 41 1,356 59 
			 Householder development 6,897 2,450 36 4,447 64 
			 Change of use 1,371 540 39 831 61 
		
	
	
		
			 2010 
			   Upheld Dismissed 
			 Category Total   d  ecisions Number Percentage Number Percentage 
			 Major dwellings (10 or more) 644 231 36 413 64 
			 Major offices 8 5 63 3 38 
			 Major manufacturers/stores/warehouses 16 5 31 11 69 
			 Major retail 37 22 59 15 41 
			 Mineral workings 8 2 25 6 75 
			 Other major development 219 104 47 115 53 
			 Minor dwellings (less than 10) 4,675 1,158 25 3,517 75 
			 Minor offices 92 34 37 58 63 
			 Minor manufacturers/stores/warehouses 133 48 36 85 64 
			 Minor retail 330 116 35 214 65 
			 Other minor development 1,585 663 42 922 58 
			 Householder development 6,581 2,312 35 4,269 65 
			 Change of use 1,530 .535 35 995 65

Banks: Loans

Ann McKechin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the money lent to small and medium-sized enterprises was lent to businesses based in Scotland in the first quarter of 2011.

Danny Alexander: holding answer 8 June 2011
	On 9 February the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a new commitment by the UK's biggest high street banks on lending expectations and capacity. As part of this commitment, the banks intend to lend £190 billion of new credit to businesses in 2011, up from £179 billion in 2010. If demand exceeds this, the banks will lend more. £76 billion of this lending will be to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is a 15% increase on 2010 lending of £66 billion.
	The Bank of England reported the banks' first quarter performance against the Merlin commitment on 23 May. The banks lent an aggregate total of £47.3 billion in the last quarter; within which, £16.8 billion was to SMEs. The Government are encouraged that the banks are broadly on track to meet their overall commitment, but the banks must do more to lend to SMEs.
	The Treasury does not hold a regional breakdown of lending to SMEs in Scotland in the first quarter. However, in response to the Government's Green Paper on business finance, the BBA published the outcomes of their Business Finance Taskforce, which was written in conjunction with the six major UK banks. The Taskforce banks have committed to improving customer relationships through a new Lending Code, ensuring better access to finance and promoting better understanding. As part of these commitments, later this year, the banks will publish a regular cross-industry dataset that will show regional lending on an annual basis.

Community Orders

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  whether the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector applies to the National Offender Management Service's Community Payback Procurement;
	(2)  when he expects to complete the National Offender Management Service Community Payback Procurement;
	(3)  whether compliance with the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Public Sector Contracts was set as a condition during the competition for providers to be accepted onto the National Offender Management Service Community Payback National Provider Framework;
	(4)  what assumptions the National Offender Management Service has made regarding the source of funding for the day-to-day bulk transfer of accrued pension service of any probation staff transferred to the private sector as a result of a private contractor on the Community Payback National Provider Framework winning a contract to provide Community Payback.

Crispin Blunt: The Ministry of Justice will apply the prevailing Government policy at the time of transfer.
	The procurement for the National Offender Management Service Community Payback Procurement is planned to be completed by April 2013.
	All bidders and subsequent providers that were awarded the Community Payback National Provider Framework demonstrated that they would comply with the prevailing Government policy.
	All bidders and subsequent providers that were awarded the zero value Community Payback National Provider Framework were provided with a Principles of Competition document as part of the competition process. The Principles of Competition stated the following in relation to Admitted Body Status (ABS) or where pension requirements are to be met through a broadly comparable scheme:
	For ABS:
	“The contractor will be required to fund, over the course of the contract, the benefits accruing during the period of that contract for those staff covered by the admission agreement. Pension liabilities accruing during the period of the contract should be fully paid for by the end of the contract. This will include any additional costs for increases in past service liabilities because of decisions made by the contractor for its pensionable employees, such as pay increases in excess of those paid by the contracting authority.”
	For a broadly comparable scheme:
	“it is required that the comparability is certified by the Government Actuary's Department. A broadly comparable scheme will be one which, in the professional opinion of the actuary, satisfies the condition that there are no identifiable employees who will suffer material detriment overall in terms of their future accrual of pension benefits under the alternative scheme.” The pension scheme arrangements would be notified to the Authority as part of the response to the Lot specific mini-competitions. Given that the mini-competitions have yet to take place the precise terms relating to pension provision is not known at present.
	The pension scheme arrangements would be notified to the Authority as part of the response to the Lot specific mini-competitions. Given that the mini-competitions have yet to take place the precise terms relating to how admitted body status will be applied is not known at present.

Driving Offences: Speed Limits

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the expected date of publication is for data on (a) convictions, (b) cautions and (c) fixed penalty notices in respect of speeding offences in each police force area in England and Wales in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.

Crispin Blunt: The publication date for court proceedings data including convictions and cautions in respect of speeding offences in England and Wales for the calendar year of 2010 was 26 May 2011. Data for 2011 will be available quarterly on a rolling annual basis; the first quarterly covering April 2010 to March 2011 will be available on 25 August 2011. Data for the calendar year of 2011 is planned for publication in the spring of 2012.
	Data on fixed penalty notices for speeding offences in England and Wales for 2010 are expected to be published by the Home Office in April 2012, with figures for 2011 expected to be published in April 2013.

AWE Aldermaston

Michael Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the specific activity level was of (a) uranium and (b) plutonium in each air filter sample from the high volume air samplers deployed by the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in (i) February, (ii) March and (iii) April 2011.

Peter Luff: I have been asked to reply.
	The amount of uranium and plutonium in each air filter sample from the high volume air samplers deployed by the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston and other locations from January until 7-8 April 2011 (the latest date for which figures are available) is presented in the following tables. In all cases, these figures are significantly lower than would require notification to the Environment Agency and all variations in off-site and perimeter readings are due to variations in naturally occurring background radiation.
	
		
			 Table 1: High volume air sampler results, January to 7 April 2011; AWE Aldermaston site perimeter 
			 UKAS Location Period (238)  Pu +   ((239+240))  Pu nBqm  (-3)   (air) Total Uranium nBqm  (-3)   (air) Dust Loading on Filter microgrammes/m  (3) 
			 N R001H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 103 ± 21 3.60 
			 N  4 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 66 ± 25 5.07 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 133 ± 25 6.95 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 145 ± 40 10.45 
			 N  2010 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 178 ± 28 8.42 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 280 ± 38 12.35 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 369 ± 41 12.35 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 361 ± 53  
			 N R002H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 114 ± 24 5.13 
		
	
	
		
			 N  4 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 <40 5.71 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 196 ± 31 9.38 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 162 ± 28 11.97 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 181 ± 28 9.89 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 142 ± 33 5.52 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 171 ± 26 6.13 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 264 ± 46  
			 N R004H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 46 ± 26 1.44 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 <40 0.84 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 <40 16.45 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 <40 0.98 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 <40 1.03 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 51 ± 14 1.92 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 <40 0.98 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 289 ± 46  
			 N R006H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 115 ± 23 3.52 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 62 ± 48 4.83 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 117 ± 24 6.51 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 129 ± 25 8.94 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 142 ± 45 6.66 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 399 ± 50 11.68 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 346 ± 46 10.09 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 288 ± 50  
			 N R007H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 174 ± 27 5.63 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 88 ± 27 6.44 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 269 ± 49 11.65 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 427 ± 47 17.09 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 267 ± 40 12.40 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 744 ± 66 24.80 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 1015 ± 73 25.15 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 725 ± 70  
			 N R009H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 118 ± 23 4.71 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 65 ± 42 6.83 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 173 ± 29 8.82 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 218 ± 36 12.25 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 168 ± 30 8.63 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 228 ± 38 7.72 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 334 ± 56 12.01 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 361 ± 53  
			 N R072H 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 155 ± 23 5.04 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 73 ± 25 6.44 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 272 ± 35 8.60 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 149 ± 27 10.30 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 123 ± 28 8.10 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 349 ± 38 13.11 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 456 ± 55 13.49 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 537 ± 63  
			 Note: Uranium detected in all samples had a (238)U/(234)U ratio = 1, which indicated that the two isotopes were in equilibrium, implying a purely natural origin. 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 2: High volume air sampler results, January to 7 April 2011; off-site locations 
			 UKAS Location Period (238)  Pu +   ((239+240))  Pu nBqm  (-3)   (air) Total Uranium nBqm  (-3)   (air) Dust Loading on Filter microgrammes/m  (3) 
			 N Hannington 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 94 ± 26 1.91 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 67 ± 22 4.33 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 140 ± 40 6.75 
		
	
	
		
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 96 ± 21 7.34 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 72 ± 29 2.82 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 230 ± 41 10.60 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 220 ± 32 4.14 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 327 ± 45  
			 N Thatcham 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 137 ± 26 4.84 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 51 ± 44 5.10 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 167 ± 28 7.25 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 148 ± 28 7.71 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 143 ± 27 7.14 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 271 ± 35 11.86 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 352 ± 43 13.19 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 361 ± 49  
			 N Reading 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 125 ± 24 5.03 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 62 ± 24 5.40 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 417 ± 42 9.00 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 182 ± 30 9.77 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 141 ± 25 7.26 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 354 ± 40 15.19 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 485 ± 49 17.75 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 571 ± 71  
			 N Basingstoke 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 114 ± 23 4.60 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 52 ± 22 5.24 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 144 ± 31 7.36 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 140 ± 33 10.70 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 103 ± 26 6.87 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 269 ± 37 10.91 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 256 ± 39 10.46 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 310 ± 50  
			 N Tadley 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 112 ± 26 3.75 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 73 ± 27 5.72 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 173 ± 28 8.82 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 75 ± 21 3.41 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 153 ± 39 11.14 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 274 ± 43 11.93 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 311 ± 53 12.37 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 360 ± 49  
			 N Silchester 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 140 ± 27 4.03 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 <40 5.39 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 193 ± 29 8.54 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 179 ± 33 12.56 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 107 ± 27 7.40 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 305 ± 44 12.96 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 373 ± 44 13.58 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 709 ± 79  
			 N Mortimer 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 <40 1.53 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 <40 1.76 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 <40 2.49 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 45 ± 16 3.29 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 54 ± 20 3.41 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 324 ± 42 13.34 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 474 ± 59 12.42 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 265 ± 58  
			 N Aldermaston 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 123 ± 21 4.13 
		
	
	
		
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 <40 4.92 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 120 ± 23 6.95 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 157 ± 29 9.67 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 56 ± 22 6.69 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 235 ± 37 10.23 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 413 ± 59 13.44 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 560 ± 77  
			 N AWE Burghfield 16 December 2010 to 4 January 2011 <30 145 ± 34 4.59 
			 N  04 January 2011 to 13 January 2011 <30 139 ± 36 7.48 
			 N  13 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 <30 204 ± 36 9.78 
			 N  27 January 2011 to 10 February 2011 <30 492 ± 48 22.94 
			 N  10 February 2011 to 24 February 2011 <30 494 ± 52 17.72 
			 N  24 February 2011 to 10 March 2011 <30 1626 ± 104 48.39 
			 N  10 March 2011 to 24 March 2011 <30 1540 ± 20117 44.01 
			 N  24 March 2011 to 7 April 2011 <30 957 ± 76  
			 Note: Uranium detected in all samples had a (238)U/(234)U ratio = 1, which indicated that the two isotopes were in equilibrium, implying a purely natural origin. 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 3: High volume air sampler results, January to 8 April 202011; non regulatory—internal locations to AWE(A) 
			 Location Period (238)  Pu +   ((239+240))  Pu nBqm  (-3)   (air) Total Uranium nBqm  (-3)   (air) Dust Loading on Filter microgrammes/m  (3) 
			 R003H WMG HVAS 17 December 10 to 5 January 2011 45 ± 8 58 ± 9 2.01 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 <40 1.73 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 32 ± 18 87 ± 15 3.82 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 <40 2.20 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 <40 2.93 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 36 ± 9 58 ± 2011 2.73 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 58 ± 10 129 ± 17 4.72 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 40 ± 10 101 ± 17  
			 R008H A Area 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 <30 <40 0.15 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 <40 0.29 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 <40 0.41 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 <40 0.45 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 <40 0.22 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 <30 <40 0.49 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 <30 <40 0.39 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 <30 <40  
			 R010H Old WMG Portable HVAS 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 <30 <40 0.40 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 <40 0.51 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 <40 0.62 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 <40 0.60 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 <40 0.98 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 <30 <40 0.68 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 <30 <40 0.76 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 <30 <40  
			 R012H A12K HVAS 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 <30 <40 0.39 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 <40 0.96 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 <40 0.67 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 <40 1.25 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 <40 0.43 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 <30 47 ± 13 1.87 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 <30 <40 0.96 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 <30 92 ± 17  
		
	
	
		
			 R014H A12P HVAS 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 <30 86 ± 13 2.53 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 <40 3.2011 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 105 ± 20 4.42 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 90 ± 21 6.13 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 81 ± 27 4.53 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 <30 226 ± 27 8.41 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 <30 263 ± 25 8.2011 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 449 ± 41 205 ± 27  
			 R037H A37 HVAS 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011** <30 60 ± 15 3.01 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 73 ± 37 <40 1.08 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 156 ± 31 5.93 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 *520 ± 49 230 ± 40 10.19 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 56 ± 18 20117 ± 29 6.54 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011** 44 ± 16 92 ± 19 7.49 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011** 85 ± 24 280 ± 40 18.27 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 156544 ± 1302 101 ± 17  
			 R045H A45 HVAS 17 December 2010 to 5 January 2011 <30 141 ± 21 3.95 
			  5 January 2011 to 14 January 2011 <30 79 ± 25 4.84 
			  14 January 2011 to 28 January 2011 <30 150 ± 27 6.94 
			  28 January 2011 to 11 February 2011 <30 20119 ± 22 8.35 
			  11 February 2011 to 25 February 2011 <30 101 ± 24 7.05 
			  25 February 2011 to 11 March 2011 <30 232 ± 35 9.06 
			  11 March 2011 to 25 March 2011 <30 343 ± 40 8.76 
			  25 March 2011 to 8 April 2011 <30 331 ± 37  
			 * Denotes, plutonium result exceeded the AWE internal action/advisory limit of 500 nBq/m(-3) Pu. ** Denotes two HVAS results combined. R037H filter was collected weekly for three collections and the values shown in this report are the combined result based on a weighted average. A weekly breakdown of results along with the method used to combine the values can be made available on request. Notes: 1. Uranium detected in the sample collected from A45 (R045H) on 11 February 2011 had a (238)U/(234)U ratio = <1, which indicated that the two isotopes were not in equilibrium. This implies the trace presence of uranium due to AWE’s discharges in addition to uranium already present naturally.  2. Uranium detected in all other samples had a (238)U/(234)U ratio = 1, which indicated that the two isotopes were in equilibrium, implying a purely natural origin.

Wind Power

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the (a) number and (b) total generating capacity of wind turbines is in each parliamentary constituency that (i) have been installed and (ii) are in receipt of planning permission.

Charles Hendry: The following annex provides data on a regional basis for onshore wind turbines in the UK that have been installed or are in receipt of planning permission, and their total generating capacity(1).
	Data is not held on a parliamentary constituency basis. Details of the region and country—and in some cases the district and/or county—for each site are given in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) monthly extracts within the RESTATS database at:
	https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract
	National Statistics on all operational wind capacity (onshore and offshore) by UK country and English region, can be found in DECCs “Renewable electricity in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the regions of England” in September 2010's Energy Trends, available at:
	http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/publications/trends/articles_issue/articlesissue.aspx
	This will be updated for 2010 in September 2011.
	(1) This data excludes many small-scale, micro-generation sites, typically of less than 50 kW installed capacity.
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			 Onshore wind turbine numbers and generating capacity by region 
			 Region Status Total number of turbines Total generating capacity (MW) 
			 Scotland Operational 1,535 2,560.22 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 1,178 3,058.23 
			     
			 Wales Operational 214 383.64 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 101 232.74 
			     
			 Northern Ireland Operational 237 336.16 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 200 460.32 
			     
			 England    
			 East Midlands Operational 85 122.95 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 66 121.81 
			     
			 Eastern Operational 59 134.93 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 78 168.6 
			     
			 London Operational 5 1.81 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 11 13.05 
			     
			 North East Operational 106 156.07 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 143 350.78 
			     
			 North West Operational 185 139.47 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 92 186.78 
			     
			 South East Operational 41 82.36 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 12 22.28 
			     
			 South West Operational 104 65.0 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 104 228.5 
			     
			 West Midlands Operational 3 1.22 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 12 18.05 
			     
			 Yorkshire and Humber Operational 108 121.24 
			  Under construction or consented awaiting construction 141 327.18